George conover



(No Model.)

G. CONOVER.

CLOTHES DRIBR.

No. 388,635. Patented Aug. Z8, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE CONOVER, OF VATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO rIIIE AMERICAN RING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,635, dated August 28, 1888.

Application tiled April 9, i888.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, G1;oRGECoNov1-:n, of XVatcrbury, in the county of New Haven and State ot' Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvement in brackets adapted to hold towels or similar articles, said bracket being ordinarily known by the designation of towel-racks.

My improved bracket consists of a slotted wall-plate having bridge'pieces over the slotted portion, between which there are intervening spaces similar to slots, and in the ends of said wall-plate there are screw-holes for fastening the same in position. I provide movable rodarms whose ends are bent at right angles and adapted to be received into the slotted bridgepieces, and I provide a headed key that is grooved lengthwise and erosswise at intervals corresponding with the spaces between the bridges, and this key is adapted to pass be hind the ends of the rod arms and to hold the same in place.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of my improved bracket. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a seetional plan at x n: of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the headed key.

The slotted wall-plate A is preferably made of brass and may be ornamented in any desired manner, and in each end of said plate there are screw-holes at 1 for the screws em ployed in fastening the plate in position. rIhe wall -plate A is slotted lengthwise, and between the sides A there are bridge-pieces B, between which there are intervening spaces similar to slots, andthese intervening spaces are slightly wider than the diameter ofthe movable rodarms C. rI`he slotted wall-plate A may be of any desired length and provided with any desired number ot bridge-pieces B, so as to hold any desired number of rod-arms C.

There is a headed key, D, that is grooved lengthwise in its face and also grooved crosswise at intervals to correspond to the spaces between the bridge-pieces B, and upon the back of said key at the lower end there is a lug, 2. The key D is of a length sufficient when inserted to place to permit its lower end Serial No. TOS?. (No model.)

both ends of the key to assist'in keeping the u arms in place. The key D is adapted to pass within the bridge-pieces B, and in this posi tion the head ofthe key rests upon the upper bridgc-piece, and the sides of' the key made by the longitudinal groove form with the bridgepieces circular openings that are adapted to receive the right-angle ends oi' the movable rod-arms C.

In putting this bracket together the ends of the movable rod-arms are passed within the slots between the bridge-pieces, the under edge ofthe arms resting upon the top edge ot' the bridge'pieces, and in this position thehcaded key l) is dropped into piace behind the ends ol' the arms,and they are thereby held in place, the lower edge ot' each bridgepiece acting as a stop to prevent the arms being lil'ted out vertically, and the groove ot' tbe key forming ajournal or bearing in which the end of the arm can turn, and when said arms are turned or given their t'uli sidewise movement they tit in the crosswise slots ot' theI key and lock the key in position by taking a. bearing against its sides 3.

The lug on the back of the key serves a double purpose-insa in bearing against the wood or other backing to which the plate A is secured as the key is put into place, and also preventing the key t'alliug straight ont if the bracket should be turned upside down. This bracket is adapted to be shipped in a compact form from place to place, because the rodar-ms can be separated from the other portion ofthe bracket,and the parts eau thus be packed eompact] y together.

I claim as my invtifntionw 1. rlhe combination, with the slotted wall plate A, of the bridge-pieces B, made therewith and having intervening spaces, thehorizontallymovabie rod-arms C,having bent ends adapted to pass between and within the bridgepieces, and a key, D, adapted to pass within the bridgepieees and back of the ends of the arms to hold the same in place, substantially as set forth.

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2. The combination, with the slotted wallplate A and the bridge-pieces B, having intervening spaces and made with said plate, 0I the movable rod-arms C, adapted to be re- 5 ceived between and within said bridge-pieces, and theheuded key D,grooved lengthwise upon its face und erosswiseat intervals correspondA ing to the space between the bridges, substantially as set forth.

1o 3. The Combination, with the slotted wallplate A und the bridgepieces B, having in tervening spaces und made with said plate, of the movable rod-arms C, adapted to be re- GEORGE CONOVER.

VVilnesses:

DAVID N. PLUME, ELLIs E. HAMPsoN. 

